Week 3 Flashcards
Give two risk factor for a developmental dislocation dysplasia?
Breech position in utero or at deliver
Club foot, torticollis
When examining a patient for DDH what is down in LOOK, FEEL and MOVE?
LOOK - asymmetry
FEEL - click/clunk
MOVE - check abduction
Name two instability tests for diagnosing DDH?
- Barlow - attempt to dislocate/sublux a hip that is in joint by flexion adduction
- Ortolani - attempt to relocate a dislocated hip by abduction
When diagnosing DDH - what should be looked for on x-ray?
Calcified epiphysis > 3-6m
What are three treatment principles for DDH?
- relocate hip
- splint it while it stabilises
- monitor acetabular development
Give four suspicious history features (red flags) for back pain?
- Non-mechanical pain
- Systemic upset
- New neurological deficit
- Saddle anaesthesia +/- bladder upset
Give two examples of nerve irritation tests you would do when neurologically examining a patients back?
Straight leg raise
Femoral stretch test
What are the myotomes for hip flexion?
L1/L2
What are teh myotomes for knee extension?
L3/L4
What are the myotomes for foot dorsiflexion and EHL?
L5
What are the myotomes for ankle plantarflexion
S1/S2
How do you test hip flexion L1/L2?
Ask patient to push up against your hand
How do you test knee extension L3/4?
Ask patient to straighten knee against your hand
What myotome is extension of the great toe?
L5
How do you test the patients plantar flexion of foot S1/2?
Ask patient to stand on tip toes
What back pain conditions can x-rays be useful in?
Spinal stenosis or spinal claudication
What is the main first line investigation for back pain?
MRI
Name four more investigations for back pain other than MRI?
- Diagnostic facet injection
- Contrast enhanced CT
- Provocation discography
- Selective nerve block/ablation
In back pain - what are myelograms useful for detecting?
Spinal stenosis
What is sciatica?
Any sort of buttock or leg pain not obviously coming from hip, knee or ankle
What problems result from a slipped disc - disc prolapse?
Back and leg problems (pain) often accompanied by neurological disturbances
What presents commonly with episodic back pain, onset of leg pain +/- neurology, leg pain becoming dominant and can affect myotomes and dermatomes?
Disc prolapse
When does a prolapsed disc become a surgical emergency?
When cauda equina symptoms/signs
How are normal disc prolapses treated?
Settle in a few months on their own
How is back pain managed conservatively?
- Short bed rest
- Anti-inflammatory +/- muscle relaxant
- Mobilise thereafter
- Return to normal activity
Name three adverse factors in spinal surgery?
- Litigation
- Dispute with DSS
- Chronic pain syndrome/behaviour
What type of syndromes are back pain, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia,IBS, migraine?
Dysfunctional syndromes